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Thursday, January 29
Vermillion, S.D.
8 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
South Dakota
Men's Basketball Takes Back to Road in Vermillion
1/28/2015 3:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball
VERMILLION, S.D. - The IPFW men's basketball team prepares for its third road game in a stretch of four road games in two weeks, as the team faces off against the Coyotes of South Dakota in the Dakota Dome on ESPN3 at 8 p.m. ET.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Thursday, January 29, 2015 | 8 p.m. ET
Location: Vermillion, S.D. | Dakota Dome (10,000)
Audio: ESPN Radio 1380 AM | Brett Rump, play-by-play
Video: ESPN3 | Jay Elsen, play-by-play; Brad Newitt, analyst
QUICK HITTERS
• One game after having no player reach double figure scoring against South Dakota State, six Mastodons reached double figures against North Dakota State.
• The 1,919 fans in attendance for the men's basketball game against North Dakota State was the first basketball sellout in program history.
• Against Oral Roberts, Steve Forbes picked up his fifth double-double of the season, the most since Deilvez Yearby had nine in 2009-10.
• IPFW has put together runs of 10-0 or better in nine of its 20 games this season, with the team totaling 14 different 10-0 or better runs total on the year.
• IPFW held Denver to just 10 rebounds in the team's victory on Thursday evening, the fourth fewest in NCAA Division I since 1996-97, and the lowest in program history.
• Forbes currently ranks 25th in the country in career field goal percentage among active players.
• IPFW was picked to finish first in the Summit League in the preseason poll of the league's head coaches, SIDs, and select media members.
SCOUTING THE COYOTES
South Dakota comes into the game having dropped two of its last three games, with losses to South Dakota State and IUPUI, and a 10-point win at Western Illinois.
In the team's last game, a 68-58 loss at IUPUI, the Jaguars jumped out to a quick 12-2 run, and South Dakota never led in the game.
Tyler Larson was the only Coyote player to reach double figures in the scoring column, as Trey Norris had nine points and Eric Robertson eight. Tre Burnette pulled down a team-best five rebounds, with Norris and Robertson each handing out two assists.
For the year the Coyotes have two scorers averaging in double figures, with a third sitting just off of the pace. Larson leads the team with a 15.1 point per game average, as Brandon Bos puts in 14.5. Casey Kasperbauer is three total points shy of a double-figure scoring average at 9.9.
Larson also leads the team in rebounds (8.0) and assists (3.2), with Burnett pulling down 5.0 rebounds per game for second on the team, and Trey Norris averaging 2.7 assists.
Burnett and Norris are 1-2 on the team in steals, with 28 and 23, respectively, as Robertson leads the team with 14 blocked shots, and James Hunter second with 11.
SIGNIFICANT TURNAROUND
The IPFW men's basketball team went four days between games in which the team had no players reach double-figure scoring (January 21 against South Dakota State) to having the team have six players reach double-figure scoring (January 24 against North Dakota State).
~ Feel the Rumble ~
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Thursday, January 29, 2015 | 8 p.m. ET
Location: Vermillion, S.D. | Dakota Dome (10,000)
Audio: ESPN Radio 1380 AM | Brett Rump, play-by-play
Video: ESPN3 | Jay Elsen, play-by-play; Brad Newitt, analyst
QUICK HITTERS
• One game after having no player reach double figure scoring against South Dakota State, six Mastodons reached double figures against North Dakota State.
• The 1,919 fans in attendance for the men's basketball game against North Dakota State was the first basketball sellout in program history.
• Against Oral Roberts, Steve Forbes picked up his fifth double-double of the season, the most since Deilvez Yearby had nine in 2009-10.
• IPFW has put together runs of 10-0 or better in nine of its 20 games this season, with the team totaling 14 different 10-0 or better runs total on the year.
• IPFW held Denver to just 10 rebounds in the team's victory on Thursday evening, the fourth fewest in NCAA Division I since 1996-97, and the lowest in program history.
• Forbes currently ranks 25th in the country in career field goal percentage among active players.
• IPFW was picked to finish first in the Summit League in the preseason poll of the league's head coaches, SIDs, and select media members.
SCOUTING THE COYOTES
South Dakota comes into the game having dropped two of its last three games, with losses to South Dakota State and IUPUI, and a 10-point win at Western Illinois.
In the team's last game, a 68-58 loss at IUPUI, the Jaguars jumped out to a quick 12-2 run, and South Dakota never led in the game.
Tyler Larson was the only Coyote player to reach double figures in the scoring column, as Trey Norris had nine points and Eric Robertson eight. Tre Burnette pulled down a team-best five rebounds, with Norris and Robertson each handing out two assists.
For the year the Coyotes have two scorers averaging in double figures, with a third sitting just off of the pace. Larson leads the team with a 15.1 point per game average, as Brandon Bos puts in 14.5. Casey Kasperbauer is three total points shy of a double-figure scoring average at 9.9.
Larson also leads the team in rebounds (8.0) and assists (3.2), with Burnett pulling down 5.0 rebounds per game for second on the team, and Trey Norris averaging 2.7 assists.
Burnett and Norris are 1-2 on the team in steals, with 28 and 23, respectively, as Robertson leads the team with 14 blocked shots, and James Hunter second with 11.
SIGNIFICANT TURNAROUND
The IPFW men's basketball team went four days between games in which the team had no players reach double-figure scoring (January 21 against South Dakota State) to having the team have six players reach double-figure scoring (January 24 against North Dakota State).
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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